At this point, Talking about the furor for South Korean series seems obvious. Since the boom of the squid game, the series-loving public seems to consume them voraciously. for something, Netflix has revealed as part of its plans this year to release at least 34 series, films and reality shows produced in the prolific Asian country.
The latest platform success of the red N is The glorya K-drama centered around a woman who is obsessed with take revenge on schoolmates who bullied and abused her and they ended up destroying his life.
The 8-episode original drama written by Kim Eun-sook, the screenwriter of other successful Korean dramas premiered on December 30, and in its fourth week of availability it remained among the three most-watched series globally at the service of stream.
Now Netflix has reported it He has set a release date for his second season: next Friday, March 10th. Fans of this revenge story aged 16 and over with high doses of violence and sex are already eager.
Bullying and sweet revenge
Song Hye-kyo, one of the top actresses in Korea and star of more romantic hits like Descendants of the Sun -also written by Eun-sook-, plays a very different character from the previous ones. She is Moon Dong-eun, a frustrated architect who seeks revenge on those who ruined him his way through school.
Filled with hatred for the bullying and abuse suffered, Moon is determined to inflict deserved retribution on those who have tormented her and those who have not lifted a finger to help her. To achieve this she becomes a teacher and works in the school attended by the daughter of her main aggressor.
Besides Song Hye-kyo, Gloria is played by Lee Do-hyun and Lim Ji-yeon. To create the series, Eun-sook was inspired by a widespread problem around the world: bullying. The scriptwriter was based on a real case that happened in South Korea in 2006.
In a women’s school located in Cheongju city, a student injured her classmate’s arms with a hair straightener. Also, she attacked others with kicks and punches. This fact was fundamental to designing the protagonist of The glory.
When released, Kim Eun-sook dedicated it to “all the victims who have suffered harassment and they want to redeem their dignity, honor and glory.
What to expect from the second season
In a short interview that Eun-Sook gave a few days ago, the writer of The glory He ensured that the second season brings more intense details. And he promised that if the debut episode was liked, the continuation will “amaze” viewers.
It’s clear that the season premiere set the stage for the story. The new installment, as reported, is where the real battle begins and where it will be seen that justice finally reaches the abusers.
The director of the series, Ahn Gil Go promised a lot of thrills, intensity and satisfying moments. “The fight between Dong-Eun and Yeon-Jin, the main attacker of the protagonist, will officially begin,” announced Gil Go.
He then revealed the plot details. “The story of perpetrators being punished in a way that it will make your eyes glue to the screen. You will see how all the loose ends of the drama are tied up.
Glory has over 170 million hours watched on Netflix -this is the evaluation of the platform- from its first one, 27 days ago. It topped the global non-English-language series chart in its second week of availability and it always remained in the top three of that classification.
Source: Clarin
